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Complications of Ascaris lumbricoides infection: case reports from south western Uganda

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2009

J. B. Mpairwe
J. B. Mpairwe
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, P.O. Box 1410, Mbarara, Uganda
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Abstract

Two cases of intestinal obstruction due to Ascaris lumbricoides infection are reported from Ishaka Adventist Hospital, in south western Uganda. One was a male aged two and a half years and another was a female aged twenty. They were both treated surgically with good results. A review of the literature also revealed that intestinal obstruction due to A. lumbricoides is a common complication, though other surgical and nutritional complications also seem to be common, they are less reported.

Keywords

Ascaris lumbricoidesUgandacase reports
Type
Research Papers
Information
Journal of Helminthology , Volume 65 , Issue 4 , December 1991 , pp. 286 - 288
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1991

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